Nba Finals 2020 Ratings Down

The nba has a ratings problem it has for a while.

Nba finals 2020 ratings down. Nba ratings are in fact down overall through the first round of the playoffs compared with last year but it s hardly an apples to apples comparison. Nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record. The 2020 nba finals have suffered their worst tv ratings since pretty much forever.

According to sources commissioner adam silver still is surprised at the low audience with lebron james. The biggest reason for. Network prime time ratings are down 47.

Per yahoo finance the audience for the nhl playoffs dropped by 25 percent including a 61 percent drop for the stanley cup finals overall while mlb s playoffs have suffered a 39 percent decline. Comcast corp s msnbc during the first five nights of the nba finals was up 78 to 8 7 million according to nielsen data. Dec 31 2020 06 54pm est.

Ratings for the first round of playoffs were down 27 percent from last season according to reported nielsen ratings and down 40 percent from. People are tired of watching the highly political nba. The audience of the 2020 nba playoffs is made up of 45 white viewers and 55 non white viewers.

That compares to a 46 54 respective mix for last year s nba playoffs. How worried should the nba be about lakers heat drawing the fewest viewers ever for the nba finals. Basketball ratings are way down and they won t be coming back.